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Exercise can provide multiple health benefits for carers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 May 2021

Keith D. Hill  and
Den-Ching A. Lee
Keith D. Hill*
Affiliation:
Director, Rehabilitation Ageing and Independent Living (RAIL) Research Center, School of Primary and Allied Health Care, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Den-Ching A. Lee
Affiliation:
School of Primary and Allied Health Care, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
*
Email: Keith.Hill@Monash.edu
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International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 33 , Special Issue 4: Issue Theme: Caring for Caregivers of People with Dementia , April 2021 , pp. 319 - 321
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© International Psychogeriatric Association 2021

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